Nyberg, Ylva
- Institutionen för växtproduktionsekologi, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
Sammanfattning
Digital extension services (DESs) play a crucial role in transforming the agri-food sector while creating the potential to enhance production towards sustainable development via ensuring resource efficiency, environmental resilience, and economic viability for smallholder farmers. However, there is less research on the availability and quality of digital advisory information to provide the foundation for the ways forward to ensure accessible and timely benefits of science-based extension and innovation for smallholder farmers. This study used a systematic review method to explore the opportunities and barriers to develop interactive DESs in developing countries (2005-2021). Features of 141 articles were summarized resulting in the identification of 13 opportunities and 21 barriers. Opportunities indicate that interactive DESs were the best source for learning and the exchange of information/ideas/experiences, useful for enhancing agricultural productivity and profitability, creating network collaboration among farmers and stakeholders, and making extension service delivery cost-effective. Barriers of interactive DESs include a lack of a two-way interaction information, lack of a centralized information network between farmers and service providers, lack of technical know-how on ICTs, poor internet connection, and lack of effective training on ICTs. However, farmers' awareness, motivation, and readiness to use interactive DESs has increased in several countries. It is therefore a great opportunity to invest in digital platforms as a long-term intervention to boost sustainable agricultural sustainability.
Nyckelord
digitalization; opportunities; barriers; review; smallholder farmers; sustainable agriculture
Publicerad i
Sustainability
2025, volym: 17, nummer: 7, artikelnummer: 3007
Utgivare: MDPI
SLU författare
Wetterlind, Johanna
- Institutionen för mark och miljö, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
- Institutionen för mark och miljö, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
UKÄ forskningsämne
Miljö- och naturvårdsvetenskap
Systemvetenskap, informationssystem och informatik med samhällsvetenskaplig inriktning
Publikationens identifierare
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/su17073007
Permanent länk till denna sida (URI)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/141656